THE BULLPEN

Hey batter, batter, batter! Your Pittsburgh Pirates are in Seattle tonight to start a 2-game series with the Ancient-Mariners. These are your keys to tonight's game. 1)At 46-30, the Pirates have the second best record in the Majors. They are 1 game behind St. Louie in the NL Central. Don't stop till you get to the top! 2)The Pirates have won 4 straight as they go for a season-high 5th consecutive victory. During that streak, the battlin' Bucs have averaged 6.5 runs a game. Keep the drive alive with #5! 3)Pedro Alvarez continues to sizzle. Congrats to Petey as he was named NL Player of the Week. He has an 8-game hitting streak, going 13 for 33 with 5 home runs and 13 RBIs during the streak. LH Jeff Locke starts tonight for the Pirates. Locke is 6-1 with a 2.01 ERA. Jeff will lock them up and Petey will know them down with the ol' Hit, Run, & Score! Let's Go Bucs!!!!!